"Intego has discovered a new Trojan horse, OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is currently circulating in copies of Apple's iWork 09 found on BitTorrent trackers and other sites containing links to pirated software. The version of iWork 09, Apple's productivity suite, are complete and functional, but the installer contains an additional package called iWorkServices.pkg." Update: A new variant has been discovered in a pirated version of Adobe Photoshop CS4, alsoinformation about one target of a DDOS attack coming from the trojan.

You're right; lets also remember that this is a malware deliberately installed by the user; hence the reason I'd prefer it if people stopped beating up Microsoft over the fact that there are idiots who download software, install that said software - and then complain because it is malware. If you download and install something - you have consciously made the choice to install something.

Back on-topic, the same explanation goes for this iWorks malware, people know the risks of downloading pirated software, they know what they're doing is risky - and they still do it. The people who download, install pirated software and complain about the negative effects - I have the same sympathy for them as those who have bareback sex and complain afterwards they've contracted an STD. They knew the risks but went ahead and did it anyway.

Oh, and lets be honest, iWorks is hardly an expensive piece of software - for goodness sake, just buy the damn thing; really NZ$179 and even cheaper if you're a student.

A PC columnist once wrote a few years ago that "I could send an email with an attachment named this is a virus.exe and people would open it". This statement holds true no matter what the OS being used. Idiots are OS agnostic. I also recall getting severely flames a few years ago on a Mac forum for suggesting that people should pay more attention to security on a Mac. But then I have been called paranoid in the past. :-)

A PC columnist once wrote a few years ago that "I could send an email with an attachment named this is a virus.exe and people would open it". This statement holds true no matter what the OS being used. Idiots are OS agnostic. I also recall getting severely flames a few years ago on a Mac forum for suggesting that people should pay more attention to security on a Mac. But then I have been called paranoid in the past. :-)

It is unfortunate that most people think of security they automatically think of security holes in their software when in reality most of the security flaws that exist are due to social engineering. Kevin Mitnik showed just how easy it was to get access to company's network just through some basic social engineering.

@kaiwai - did you ever buy that poster that MacBook you said you were gonna buy him because they were so cheap and just a drop in the bucket? We all know the answer - you were just running your mouth, as per usual.

@kaiwai - did you ever buy that poster that MacBook you said you were gonna buy him because they were so cheap and just a drop in the bucket? We all know the answer - you were just running your mouth, as per usual.

The fact that you can't even identify a flippant remark shows what a pathetic little troll you are.

I'm sure there is going to be some drongo who will add +100 to your post because you're just so goddam awesome.